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Rage   
21 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

Hello,

I am half french and half Spanish and came to live in Poland.
Back in Spain, france and other countries, I heard people talking about Poland like if it was a super dangerous place where you will get robbed and beaten up by skinheads, get hit by a car and other stupid things like that.

I even heard from a Polish guy that "if you look any different in Poland, like if you have earrings, piercings, tattoos you will get attacked by skinheads bla bla bla avoid public transport", maybe it's because I live in warsaw, but after 2 years of living in Poland I actually feel it's the safest country I've lived in. Sure, i've had some looks cause my skin is fairly dark, I speak another language and are pierced, but no one has actually ever said anything to me, nobody ever touched me.

I got robbed twice in spain, and in france i almost got stabbed by a drunken guy on the street in the middle of the day.

I actually feel very safe here, take the bus, go around the city, even at night, and never had nay problems. In france and spain i had to watch my back all the time.

So why do people describe Poland as a super dangerous place?
Rage   
21 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

I know, I really enjoy living in Warsaw, and as i said i feel it's the safest place I've lived in, probably France/Spain are 10 times as unsafe, and there it's a chaos. In here i can actually relax. Good that people say Poland is bad, people who appreciate it can enjoy it :)
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

Yeah, crossing the street in France is like Russian roulette.
I am just talking about my personal experience, and Poland isn't so bad. In Warsaw i can take the metro at 12:00PM and nothing will happen to me. I can go to clubs and if i don't disturb other people, i won't get into fights (never happened to me).

In Spain i will probably get robbed on the metro, and i can't walk at 2 am alone. So why you say Warsaw is so unsafe? Because there are homophobic/anti-Semitic people? Those are everywhere, just that from what i see, in Poland most of those are on forums and there are just a few incidents, and where i lived crime was every day stuff.

I think people in Warsaw don't know what unsafe means. A bike stolen? Hardcore crime. I almost got stabbed from a guy who took my wallet and didn't think i had enough money with me, this was in broad daylight. Some people saw, nobody called the police or did anything. My car's glass was broken in the day in Spain because i left a half-packet of cigarettes on the seat, and another time because i left a nice jacket in my car. And more stories of things that happened to friends and myself. In some neighbourhoods, you have to be back home before the sun goes down, police won't even come to you if you are in trouble.

Really, from what i saw Warsaw is nothing to worry about. And a Jew and a black guy who get beaten up once every month, bikes and cars getting stolen doesn't mean the city is unsafe.

Why don't you stop this thread I don't think we need more foreigners in Poland.

Don't worry, im not here to take your jobs and your women, im working in a spanish company.
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

I've been living here for 2 years, and never got robbed. And none of people who came here to visit me/holidays got robbed or attacked. I think it's common sense too. If you walk alone in Praga after a Legia game, wearing Gucci belts and talking on your iphone surely something will happen.
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

Work, the company where i work, i have a contract for 4 years in Poland, but the thread isn't about my job.
I just can't see why everyone in western Europe describes Poland as dangerous when their countries (our countries) for what i experienced are way more dangerous.
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

Maybe Poland doesn't have a dangerous image abroad? Just because flippedyflop says so, doesn't mean that it's actually true.

Well, i have no reason to lie, im just saying what i heard before coming here. If you ask the average spanish person, he will think that poland is a 3rd world country where you will get robbed instantly, when in spain the odds of getting robbed are waaay higher. And now that im living here i laugh at those people.

I don't go after what people say either, infact i accepted the job. I just can't see why many people picture poland like that.
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

I've been to Spain more times than I can remember and I've used the subway in Barcelona and buses and trains at night in other parts of the country and I have never felt threatened, I've been to France a couple of times and have never felt threatened there either.

depends in what are and at what time. if you are taking the metro in the city centre at 4 pm, of course nothing will happen to you.
Rage   
22 Jun 2010
Travel / Why do people say that Poland is so unsafe? [60]

Now, maybe Poland can be unsafe for people that stand out

I stand out quite a bit (im pierced, eybrow and earrings, got dark skin, typical spanish-looking) and never had any problems. I never mess with people i don't know and i don't act like an idiot. I think this is the key to be safe, if then something happens like you get mugged you are just unlucky and it isn't your fault